Word
Leer un libro interesante me hace feliz.
Meaning
Reading an interesting book makes me happy.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Leer un libro interesante me hace feliz.
un
a
el libro
the book
me
me
hacer
to make
feliz
happy
interesante
interesting
el leer
the reading
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Questions & Answers about Leer un libro interesante me hace feliz.
Why is leer in the infinitive form instead of leyendo?
In Spanish, the infinitive often serves as a neutral or general reference to the action (in this case, "reading"). When leer is placed at the beginning of the sentence, it effectively acts like a subject. If you said leyendo un libro interesante, that would be more like describing an ongoing action (reading) right now, which doesn’t fit well as the grammatical subject of me hace feliz.
Why is interesante used and not a different form like interesantes or interesanta?
Interesante is an adjective that has the same form in both masculine and feminine singular. Because the phrase is un libro interesante (masculine singular for “book”), we keep interesante also in the singular form. If there were multiple books, we’d say unos libros interesantes (plural form).
Why does me come before hace in the sentence me hace feliz?
Me is an object pronoun referring back to the person speaking (the one who is made happy). In Spanish, the pronoun is placed before the verb in this type of construction (me hace). This follows standard word order rules with pronominal objects: Me hace feliz literally translates to something like “It makes me happy.”
Could I say Leer un libro interesante me pone feliz instead of me hace feliz?
It’s grammatically understood, but me hace feliz is more commonly used in Spanish to mean “makes me happy.” Me pone feliz is not wrong, but it’s less natural in everyday Spanish. If you wanted to use poner, a more typical phrase might be me pone contento(a) to say “it makes me feel glad.”
How is the word order decided? Could I say Me hace feliz leer un libro interesante?
Yes, you can. Spanish word order is flexible, but Leer un libro interesante me hace feliz places emphasis on the activity (reading an interesting book) as the subject of what makes you happy. If you start with Me hace feliz, you’re emphasizing the emotional result first and then elaborating on what causes it. Both orders are correct.
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